Eastern Shore Master Naturalists

Managing and preserving the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s natural resources and natural areas through education, outreach, citizen science, and stewardship.

Tag: Birding Eastern Shore

  • 💡 CE: Birding Field Trip -Chincoteague Island Nature Trail

    FIELD TRIP, Wednesday, Sept. 17, Meet at 8:30 AM at the Chincoteague Island Nature Trail, 6078 Hallie Whealton Smith Drive, Chincoteague VA. Look for migrating warblers and other passerines at this local hotspot with leaders Helen Belencan and Gary Smith. The trail is about 1 mile of easy terrain. Register with Gary Smith at 803-292-6883.…

  • 💡 CE: Birding Field Trip – Brinkley Preserve

    FIELD TRIP, Saturday, Sept. 13, Meet at 8:30 AM at the Edward S. Brinkley Preserve, 20199 Seaside Road, at Cobbs Station Road. Join Joette Borzik and Maggie Long in search of fall migrants: waders and waterfowl in the pond, warblers and other passerines in the woods and thickets, and shorebirds from the overlook. Register with…

  • 💡CE: Seaview Farm Birding Field Trip

    Eastern Shore Post June 13 p. 30

  • Snow Geese: A Conservation Success Story

    Snow Geese: A Conservation Success Story

    One of the splendors of the Eastern Shore in winter is watching thousands of snow geese rise in a cloud of white from a field of stubble, honking and flapping their black-tipped wings as they whoosh skyward at dusk in deep Vees and head toward their roosting spots in the salt marshes. They invoke a…

  • 💡CE: Owl Prowl at Brownsville Preserve

    Meet at The Nature Conservancy office for an after-hours foray in search of nocturnal birds. Limit of 15 Participants. Registration Required: info@birdingeasternshore.org. Be sure to register in advance – event may be full. Log your hours in Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education.

  • 🦉🦅 🔭 Birding Field Trip – Hills Farm Greenbush

    🦉🦅 🔭 Birding Field Trip – Hills Farm Greenbush

    Look for woodcock, owls and wintering raptors. Hills Farm is private property conserved by the Virginia Eastern Shore Land Trust with a conservation easement. Leaders:  Joanne Laskowski 410-253-9141 and Hal Laskowski    Log your hours under Better Impact Category 2: Continuing Education. For more continuing education opportunities go to http://www.virginiamasternaturalist.org/continuing-education-webinar-series.html

  • 💡CE: Mutton Hunk Fen NAP Birding Field Trip

    💡CE: Mutton Hunk Fen NAP Birding Field Trip

    View multiple bird species including terns, shorebirds, raptors, early passerine migrants. Leaders:  Maggie Long 610-500-9971 and Joette Borzik.

  • 💡CE: Birdwatching Boat Tour Wachapreague, VA

    💡CE: Birdwatching Boat Tour Wachapreague, VA

    Get an amazingly close look at seabirds and shorebirds from the water!  $20/Limited to 6 Participants/Time Slot. 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Required by August 28, 2024 Contact:  Capt. Meriwether Payne 757-710-2454 Be sure to check here for updates or changes.